All Souls Catholic School
Newsletter - March 15th 2018
Gospel Reflection
The Gospel for the fifth Sunday of Lent, is again taken from the Gospel according to John. The Gospel reading recounts another sign, or miracle, found in John’s Gospel, the raising of Lazarus. As our catechumens move closer to the celebration of their Baptisms at the Triduum, today’s reading invites us to reflect upon what it means to call Jesus the Resurrection and the life.
The context for the story of the raising of Lazarus is the Jewish leaders’ growing animosity toward Jesus. Jesus has been in Jerusalem, taking part in the feast of the Dedication, which we have come to know as Hanukkah. The people have been pressing him to declare plainly whether he is the Messiah. Jesus tells them to look to his works, which testify to his coming from God. Many do not believe Jesus, however, and some try to stone him for blasphemy.
Into this scene of confrontation, Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, send word to Jesus that his friend is ill. Jesus is said to love Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, but he delays his journey for two days. The delay heightens the drama and shows Jesus’ obedience to God, who is to be glorified through Lazarus’s resurrection. When Jesus finally declares that he will journey to Bethany, his disciples fear for his life. Thomas declares that he and the other disciples should prepare to die with Jesus.
The scene described at Bethany is a sad one. Martha meets Jesus weeping and saying that if Jesus had been there, Lazarus would not have died. Yet she remains confident that God will do whatever Jesus asks. Martha affirms her belief that there will be a resurrection of the dead in the last days. Then Martha’s sister, Mary, comes to Jesus with the same confidence, saying that Jesus could have cured Lazarus. Jesus asks to be brought to Lazarus’s tomb where he prays and calls Lazarus out from the tomb. At this sign, many come to believe in Jesus, but others take word of the miracle to the Jewish authorities, who begin their plans for Jesus’ death.
Set against the backdrop of Jesus’ impending death, many elements of the raising of Lazarus foreshadow the good news of Jesus’ own Resurrection. Jesus, facing the conflict with the Jewish authorities, acts in complete obedience to God. In raising Lazarus, Jesus shows his power over death so that when Jesus dies, those who believe in him might remember that and take hope. Just as Jesus calls for the stone to be rolled away from Lazarus’s tomb, so too will the disciples find the stone rolled away from Jesus’ tomb.
With our catechumens preparing for their Baptism at Easter, the Gospel calls us to reflect on Baptism as a dying and rising with Jesus. In Baptism we die to sin’s power over us, rising as children of God. In Baptism we join ourselves with Christ, who conquered death once and for all so that we who believe in him may have eternal life. With Martha and Mary, we are called to profess our belief that Jesus is indeed the Resurrection and the life.
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Thanks
I wish to thank all those families who have re–enrolled their child/children for the upcoming school year. If you have not completed the re-enrollment please do so as soon as possible as we will need to make offers to those parents on the waiting list if space is available.
Thanks to the School Board members for organizing the recent Molloy's Night . It was great to see so many parents there having a great time.
I wish to thank all our basketball players who have played so well during the season.
Thanks to the coaches for their hard work in coaching the teams.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Lavanna Maharjan, grade 2 student, whose art work for the Mission Art competition has been chosen to represent the Archdiocese in the MCA National Art Contest. This is a fine effort. Well done!!
Congratulations to our Junior High art students who participated in the Mercy High School art contest. Genesis Caicero, grade 7, and Geraldine Critica, grade 8, received Honorable Mention awards.
Congratulations to our 8th graders who participated in the Academic Decathlon. They performed well in the group quiz, placing fifth.
Congratulations to our science students who performed very well in the San Mateo County Science Fair. 5th graders Eric Dean and Alyssa Jurado won 1st Place in 5th grade chemistry. Natalie Dean and Kalin Baca, grade 8, will be moving forward to the State Science Fair.
Car Parking
We are still having some parents parking in the clinic parking lot and blocking clinic patients from parking for their appointments. As well as this a couple parents have parked in the parking lot opposite the school office. This lot has designated spots for the various business and those people are unable to park because our parents have taken the spots for a short time. I would ask everyone to be respectful of the parking procedures and to follow car park procedures. Do not drive in the opposite direction of the one-way street into the school yard. I am at a loss why I have to keep informing some parents about this issue!!
God Bless,
Vincent Riener
Principal
CALENDAR
March
19 - Arch. Staff Dev. Mtg. - 12:20 Dismissal - Athl. Board Hot Dog Sale
20 - School Board Mtg. - 6:30pm - Annex Meeting Room
23 - Spell-a-thon
24 - Basketball Awards Night - Church Hall - 6:30pm
29 - 12:20pm Dismissal - Holy Thursday
- 9am Prayer Service (Full School Uniform)
30 - Good Friday - Holiday
31 - Cesar Chavez Day
April
1 - Easter Sunday
2-6 - Easter Vacation
9 - School Resumes
11 - Athletic Board Meeting - 6:30pm
16 - Staff Dev. Mtg. - 12:20 Dismissal - Athl. Board Hot Dog Sale
17 - School Board Mtg. - 6:30pm - Annex Meeting Room
20 - Principal's Awards Ceremony 9am
23-27 - Gr.6 Outdoor Ed
26 - Agape - 2pm
28 - First Holy Eucharist - 10am
29 - School Family Mass - 9am
LUNCH MENU
March
Women's Club
CHESS WIZARDS
PRINTABLE FORM
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Printable Form
Printable Form
Other Information
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Website: www.ssfallsoulsschool.org
Location: 479 Miller Ave, South San Francisco, CA, United States
Phone: (650) 583 3562